Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 America Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 020234 field work Bessie Jones 1961 transcripts interviews Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BESSIE JONES TAPE 20 This is a twosided tape at 3 34 IPS interview by Antoinette Lomax on October 23 1961 in New York City Except for half page on Rough Boys…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 INDEX objects to it how to discern it Brief talk on differences between men and women then back to infidelity Then how woman differs from man again Talks on…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 1 ROUGH BOYS BJ The way he was dressed I reckon Anâ the way he looked He wasnât Whwhen you play with them rough boys I call âem…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ Tape 20 p 2 Story BJ Reunited With Rosalie After 3 12 Yrs 20 BJ Thats very important to me umhum Also my daughter too I an my daughter played together…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ Tape 20 p 3 an cows an hosses hawgs she had you know An an thiss a beautiful place The flo was clean enough to eat off of ya know all…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ Tape 20 p 4 some I said Fix you yet I said said to myself Boy Im gonna have to let you know who I am yet Hadnt seen me in…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 5 countin the ears of con She says ah Daddy dont she call im Daddy said Daddy dont dont dont give Susie 25 ears of corn now He…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 6 take it out See An so I give her a good whippin An so She wen on She wen on to the house She told me that…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 7 at the table Looked from one to the othern at the table So we all set there an went right on an all eat Nobody said nothin…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p8 BJ Makin itUmhumAn so we sit there an had lot a fun Den that was fun to me An so well after one or two oclock ya know…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 21 p 9 BJ YeahShe thought that ah she could was jus due to tell me anything And the first time I knew what she was gonna call me she…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 10 An another thing she she jus talk so pitiful on the telephone huh Ha ha ha An she seem likeSo she Come on up there scoot up…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 11 I wanna put one in the house so bad I don wanna you know so she can git deaf an then jus you know can put it…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 12 say a person die with no family at all You know it seems very dead ha to me Sos the same way by the records an by…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 13 An see An an an like its goin an like it is goin ah ah an like I desires for it to go Even if I hadnt…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 14 all like that An they come on up Well see jus jus like it this this last takes a lot of chilrun to it make you feel…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 15 lot a folks dont think impressions is is important Ya see thats the diffrunt in thing of that But then quite a lot of peoples dont realize…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 16 that I ain got nothin to do with that part I dont try to boss em at all But what I can do I I go buy…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 17 or mindless or sumpin I could do some good that way Ol grown tough man runnin down Well I ain thinkin bout that I ain worry about…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 18 lil while An git an git my thoughts together its sumpin between me an my self to have a good time together But jus like Im in…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 19 know how to treat im Id be a wife to im thas all But but bein s I aint got to an have any TL Have you…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 20 ed go on Hed goan soHed do that everyI dont care when he did it Dont care how he did it Brother sister I dont care whos…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 21 in years Some of emll be 28 an 29 years old before they marry See An theres some about that dont worry about it Thas all S…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 22 BJ I ha Well you aint never courted then I wouldnt know what to tell ya cause I aint either Hum hum TL What s it about…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 26 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p23 they would say Thats my girl an Is responsible for her Man dont you walk with her Man See I dont like that I would get how mad…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 27 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 24 BJ No Because I didn have it in my min he was no sponsibility for me Hah heh When when he asked Mama bout marryin me after…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 28 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 25 An Im glad ya know that ah I dont take nothin like that on my brain cause then I blieve you go crazy That what run some…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 29 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 26 TL No BJ You know fahwad mean highminded Yeah you know minded I wanna do this an I wanna do that An Im gonna do it An…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 30 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 27 of that He began to git so hongry that he had to eat some of the good husks they call it the husk the food that was…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 31 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 28 Didnt know this boy had come home Then he called for im an everything an tol im to call is maids an servants around an tol em…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 32 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 29 But after all the point is This boy was in this ah in this ah place feedin the hawgs an had to eat with the hawgs an…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 33 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 30 They aint no God Its sumpthin in they min tell em its a God But they got that bellious mind outside that I ain gonna do it…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 34 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 31 ya see He would beBecause you servin him An I was pricked in my mind ah that it ah An its all right Cause see I was…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 35 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 32 like a good spirit or sumthin met me at the door Said Now you see that You ought to know that you aint what peoples call you…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 36 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 33 Dont care how much money if he had a thousand dollars if he had it an I spent it up today hed never say nothin about it…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 37 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 34 had a husband or a boyfriend or anything an I do something really bad you know with another man an he fin it out I jus figure…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 38 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 35 I mean when I I I aint had just a husband I had some good guys between husbands An you know I mean some good ones I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 39 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 36 Thas all to it But I aint got to just stay there I wouldnt go sh the hospitalI wouldnt go to charity I I aint goin to…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 40 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 20 p 37 have supposed to have nursery foods sumpin that right An if you cant do it then an an an ain gonna take time to do it s…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
About this Item
Title
- Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962
Names
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Collector)
Created / Published
- 1961
Headings
- - Fieldwork
- - Transcripts
- - interviews
- - United States
Genre
- Transcripts
- interviews
Notes
- - Bessie Jones interview transcriptions (September and October, 1961, New York) - tape 20
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.34
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image